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EVAPORATION: The process where liquid water changesinto water vapor (gas).

CONDENSATION: The processwhere water vapor (gas)changes into water droplets(liquid).

PLANT UPTAKE: Water taken from the groundwater flow and soil moisture.

TRANSPIRATION: Evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere.

TRANSPORTATION: The movement of solid, liquid and gaseous water through the atmosphere.

RUNOFF: River, lake, and stream transport of water and transport of ice in glaciers.

PRECIPITATION: Water that falls to the earth. Most precipitation falls as rain but includes snow, sleet, drizzle, and hail.

GROUNDWATER: Underground water flow (aquifers).

DEPOSITION: The processwhere water vapor (gas) changes into ice (solid), skipping the liquid phase.

SUBLIMATION: The processwhere ice and snow (solid) change into water vapor (gas), skipping the liquid phase.

INFILTRATION: Movement of water into the ground from the surface.

PERCOLATION: Movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

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EvaporationEvaporation

EvaporationEvaporation

EvaporationEvaporation

TranspirationTranspiration

SublimationSublimation

Condensationondensation

Condensationondensation

TransportationTransportation

GroundwaterGroundwater

PrecipitationPrecipitation

PrecipitationPrecipitation

DepositionDeposition

InfiltrationInfiltration

PercolationPercolation

RunoffRunoff

RunoffRunoff

Plant uptakePlant uptake